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^^--That sound was my respect for him going up another notch. I'm sure he would love to spend the day with his parents--who aren't getting any younger. God bless the President and his beautiful wife. [:)]

He is a good man, that's what makes him a great President.
Edited to say I just went out to inform my Mother and my Aunt about this great news of our President's trip.
My Aunt say's "all this at the taxpayers expense"
I about broke open my skull when I hit the ceiling.
What a way to ruin my Thanksgiving.
Some people just do not get it.
Persident Bush, with this simple selfless act has IMHO just guaranteed his re-election.

Nope, he took a 747.
[url]http://www.foxnewschannel.com/story/0,2933,104246,00.html[/url]

Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Troops in Baghdad
Thursday, November 27, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Turkey with the commander in chief was a surprise Thanksgiving treat for American troops in Baghdad (search) Thursday.
President Bush flew in under the cover of darkness to dine with U.S. forces serving there. It was the first trip ever by an American president to Iraq -- a mission tense with concern about his safety.
"You are defending the American people from danger and we are grateful," Bush told some 600 soldiers who were stunned and delighted by his appearance.
The president's plane -- its lights darkened and windows closed to minimize chances of making it a target -- landed under a crescent moon at Baghdad International Airport (search).
Bush flew in on the plane he most often uses, and White House officials went to extraordinary lengths to keep the trip a secret, fearing its disclosure would prompt terrorist attempts to kill him.
The news of Bush's trip was not released until he was in the air on the way back to the United States. "If this breaks while we're in the air we're turning around," White House communications director Dan Bartlett told reporters on the flight to Baghdad.
Security fears were heightened by an attack last Saturday in which a missile struck a DHL cargo plane, forcing it to make an emergency landing at the airport with its wing aflame.
Bush spent only about two hours on the ground, limiting his visit to the airport dinner with U.S. forces. The troops had been told that the VIP guests would be L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, and Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of coalition forces in Iraq.
In a ruse staged in the name of security, the White House had put out word that Bush would be spending Thanksgiving at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, with his wife, Laura, his parents and other family members. Even the dinner menu was announced.
Instead, Bush slipped away from his home without notice Wednesday evening and flew to Washington to pick up aides and a handful of reporters sworn to secrecy. Plans called for the trip to be abandoned if word had leaked out in advance.
Within the White House only a handful of senior aides knew about the trip, officials said.
Security fears were underscored by regular attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq. More than five dozen U.S. troops were killed by hostile fire in November, more than any other month since the end of major combat in Iraq on May 1. Early this week, a U.S. military official, Col. William Darley, said attacks peaked at more than 40 per day about two weeks ago and have since dropped to about 30 per day.
The violence persisted Thursday as the president was en route here.
Insurgents fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the Italian mission in Baghdad, damaging the building but causing no injuries, the U.S. military said. Also, a U.S. military convoy came under attack on the main highway west of Baghdad near the town of Abu Ghraib (search), witnesses said. And in the northern city of Mosul, unidentified gunmen shot dead an Iraqi police sergeant, said Brig. Gen. Muwaffaq Mohammed.
Since operations began, nearly 300 U.S. service members have died of hostile action, including 183 since May 1 when Bush declared an end to major fighting.
Bush's father visited U.S. troops at a desert outpost in Saudi Arabia on Thanksgiving Day 1990, in the runup to the Gulf War. "We won't pull punches. We are not here on some exercise. And we're not walking away until our mission is done, until the invader is out of Kuwait," he told the troops. At one p oint, he climbed into a bunker to chat with troops.
Bush's father shared lunch with U.S. troops 65 miles from Kuwait, occupied at the time by Saddam Hussein's forces. George H.W. Bush had been the first U.S. president to visit a front-line area since President Nixon went to Vietnam in 1969.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Out-Fucking-Standing.............Thrman may not be the best President ever and he may have is faults.but as an exservicemen He stands head and shoulders above any of the wanna be's..............Semper Paratus

Originally Posted By Shooter505:
The_Macallan senator Clinton is in Afaganistan, I have not heard that she is supposed to go to Iraq. Would they let her into Iraq since they still dont want any pork in their country??

For security reasons, the White House had said that the president would spend the weekend at his ranch in Crawford, Texas with his family, going so far as to release a menu for their Thanksgiving Dinner.

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'Just once more the President has lied to the American People.' ~ Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), this morning.
'Hey, Bartender! What does the Senior Senator from Massachusetts have to do to get a drink around here?' ~ Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), one-half hour later.
Eric The('ThankGawd,IDeclinedToGoWithHillary')Hun[­>]:)]

Holy F'in Shit!
President Bush, my undying respect is now, more than ever, yours. To take time from a holiday traditionally spent with family and friends at home, and spend it with our servicemen and women in harms way in the hell that is Iraq, speaks VOLUMES for your character.
Now, we're just waiting on the bashers to come out of the woodwork.
Was the visit dangerous? Yep.
Was it foolish? Hell no.
Did it boost morale of our troops? You bet your ass it did.
AWB renewal support or not boys, we have one hell of a President, and one hell of a man here. Hats of to him.
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this is a much needed moral boost for our brave soldiers who live in harms way every day.
I am very proud to be an American today.
I can only imagine the pucker factor of flying AirForce One into Bagdad International.

That man has BALLS !!!!!
YA JUST GOTTA LOVE THE GUY !!!
Lets see the Raghead Mutherfuckers stuff this one in their pipe & smoke it !!!
He goes into the Lions den and gives them one big "IN YOUR FUCKING FACE, YOU TERRORIST ASSHOLES" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Sadam & the puke Binladen are so tuff, lets see them top this one !!!
My sons friend, 5/3 Marines, was here when it came on the news. He really wooped it up & cheered !!! Then he told us he had voluntered to go back to Iraq to finish the job they started. He'll be part of a force of 20,000 Marines from Camp Pendleton alone going over. There will be 50K Marines total going over. He said that the Army's tatctics are getting them killed and that the Marines have been getting special training to keep this from happening to them. "This time. it's no more Mr. Nice guy. We are going over there to clean out the shitholes. The terrorist fucks are in for a big suprise when we get over there"!!
So, there you have it boys. One BAD ASS POTUS and a bunch of Marines ready to KICK SOME RAGHEAD ASS !!!!
HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING TO ALL !!!!
And God Bless the POTUS and America.

Originally Posted By bvmjethead:
He is a good man, that's what makes him a great President.
Edited to say I just went out to inform my Mother and my Aunt about this great news of our President's trip.
My Aunt say's "all this at the taxpayers expense"
I about broke open my skull when I hit the ceiling.
What a way to ruin my Thanksgiving.
Some people just do not get it.
Persident Bush, with this simple selfless act has IMHO just guaranteed his re-election.

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Tell her at least he didn't get a blow job "at taxpayers expense" like the previous one did!

In my short life......we have had 2 GREAT presidents. One of which I was too young to remember......REGAN! BUSH definatly has my vote this year since I can vote now...but BUSH is byfar the most respectable president i can remember.
The two great presidents...REGAN & BUSH

He is one hell of a President. I heard about the news after just finishing a conversation with a friend who called the whole Iraq thing a quagmire. This news should make for some interesting holiday conversations.